One of the goals of the First Northern Watch Conference at Dalhousie University is to understand the requirements needed for Arctic surveillance, according to Klaus Kollenberg, the Ottawa-based project director.
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Conference papers will examine such esoteric topics as microsatellites for Northern surveillance; space-based surveillance for Canada's Arctic region; and ice and ocean information for Arctic navigation and defence issues.
Huebert said Canada not only lacks the ability to monitor for security, but also for things such as changing weather patterns. "When you start talking about the need for new surveillance: absolutely," he said.
"We simply don't know who's up there," Huebert said. "We don't know what they're doing and unless they tell us or we get lucky, the Arctic- which is the size of Europe for all intents and purposes- is left wide open.
"And that's very problematic for a country that actually says it has sovereignty over the region."
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